HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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They had too many soldiers
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They were crowded together
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They could not start colonies
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They each wanted more land
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some Greek settlements fought each other because of the shortage of good land. 1. The ancient Greeks started colonies primarily because they needed more farmland to raise enough crops to feed their people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Only the threat of invasion by a foreign enemy made the Greeks forget their quarrels and fight on the same side. Their biggest enemy were the Persians, who came from an area around modern day Iran. The Persian kings tried to conquer Greece a few times but the Greeks managed to fight them off.
Detailed explanation-3: -There were different city-states in Ancient Greece, and it was not considered to be one big country. Each of these city-states had different leaders and because of this, many of the areas would go to war.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the fifth and fourth centuries BC, Greece wasn’t a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller city-states (from Athens to Sparta, Corinth to Thebes), all competing for finite land or resources. Such rivalries were often resolved at the point of a sword.